Dakša Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Dakša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Daksa (797) are calculated separately.

Dakša Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dakša Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dakša occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Daksa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakša? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dakša is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dakša are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Dakša is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. Without taking into account Latvia it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daksa93797/
Daukša91607/
Daukšas83579/
Dokša8023/
Daksha73172/
Dauksa73151/
Dhaksa736/
Daksay736/
Dakssa734/
Dokšas734/
Daksai732/
Daksaa731/
Dakhsa731/
Daukšaitė7120/
Dauksza67542/
Dauksha67178/
Dauksas67157/
Daukšys67110/
Daxa6760/
Dhaksha679/
Dakshay674/
Dakhsha673/
Dakgcha671/
Datksha671/
Daksatt671/
Daiksha671/
Daaksha671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dakša
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